The urban middle class wanted Mexico to be a democratic government and that is why they opposed the totalitarian rule of Porfirio Diaz who ruled Mexico at the time for 35 years. This led to Mexican Revolution which lasted from 1910 to 1920 which transformed Mexico, both its government and its culture.
The League of Nations has its origins in the Fourteen Points speech of President Woodrow Wilson, part of a presentation given in January 1918 outlining of his ideas for peace after the carnage of World War I. Wilson envisioned an organization that was charged with resolving conflicts before they exploded into bloodshed and warfare.
